Wall Street's verdict on AT&T-Time Warner deal: Thumbs down

Shares of AT&T Inc. and Time Warner Inc. were down Monday as investors didn’t appear thrilled by the proposed mega-merger announced over the weekend.  In response to the $84.5-billion deal, Moody’s Investor Service said Monday it had placed AT&T’s credit rating on review for a possible downgrade.... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Preface is cooking a Hawksmoor book in time for Christmas

Preface has acquired a new book from Hawksmoor restaurateurs Huw Gott and Will Beckett, to publish this autumn. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Betanews | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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James Comey gets a book deal

James Comey, the FBI director whose firing by President Trump earlier this year set off a political firestorm, will publish a book next spring with Flatiron Books, a division of Macmillan Publishers. Comey served as FBI director from 2013 until he was fired by Trump on May 9, 2017. He learned he... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Said to Offer Publishers A New YouTube Deal

YouTube, on an aggressive push to expand its footprint in online video, is said to be offering publishers more control over their own ad inventory in order to win their business.The site is offering major publishers who choose its backend video player the ability to control ad sales both on... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Whittingdale becomes APPGW chair for a second time

Former culture secretary John Whittingdale has become the new chair of the All Party Writers Group for a second time. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Notes: Italy’s PubCoder 3 Is in Beta; HarperCollins Children’s Is in Deal With Wattpad

Italy's PubCoder announces a beta edition of its third iteration, while HarperCollins Children's Books looks to Canada's Wattpad for new content and talent. The post Industry Notes: Italy’s PubCoder 3 Is in Beta; HarperCollins Children’s Is in Deal With Wattpad appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sunday Times antisemitism row: Vanessa Feltz ‘extremely upset’

Paper under fire over column that suggested the BBC Radio London presenter and Claudia Winkleman were well paid because they are Jewish Vanessa Feltz has said she felt “extremely upset” by a Sunday Times column written by a Holocaust denier which suggested that she and Claudia Winkleman earned... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Solomon calls for changes to special sales deals

The Society of Authors chief executive Nicola Solomon has called on publishers to adhere to a seven-step plan to ensure that special sales or “ultra-high” discounted sales do not damage authors’ overall earnings or the market for full-price sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michiko Kakutani Ends Her Reign as The New York Times’ Chief Book Critic

The Michiko Kakutani book review is an institution unto itself, one that has now come to an end as The New York Times chief book critic steps down from her role after 38 years at the Times, 34 of which have been spent writing about the work of basically every author in the contemporary Western... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 31, 2017

Delacorte nabs a YA debut for six figures; a Bloomsbury staffer sells her first book to Soho Teen; George Pelecanos re-ups with Little, Brown; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kakutani Leaving Times' Book Dept; Sehgal Stepping In

Michiko Kakutani, the chief book critic for the 'New York Times,' is leaving her job in the books department. While the paper has not named a new chief critic, Parul Sehgal (formerly of PW) is joining the paper's team of daily critics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion Deals Report: July 2017

ABC News correspondent Linsey Davis is bringing her first book to Zonderkidz, Sounds True nabbed a book by former death row inmate turned magician Damien Echols, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Lido makes waves with film deal

A debut which made a splash at the London Book Fair this year may be set to make it onto the big screen after the 26-year-old author sold film rights to the title. Catalyst Global Media has optioned The Lido by Libby Page, which sold for six figures to Orion in the UK on the eve of London Book... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of July 24, 2017

Toni Collette's production company nabs a suspense novel; Maggie Stiefvater's Raven Cycle is optioned for a TV show on Syfy; 20th Century Fox buys a thriller by Michelle Richmond; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 24, 2017

Louise Penny re-ups with Minotaur, Kensington nabs a Zsa Zsa Gabor bio, Haymarket scores a Super Bowl champ, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac's Children of Time optioned for film

Adrian Tchaikovsky’s Children of Time has been optioned for film by the producers behind the Hunger Games and the Twilight saga. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scribe UK signs trio of 'key' deals

Scribe UK has acquired three new titles from its existing authors Marina Benjamin, Jeremy Gavron and Tommy Wieringa. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dave Eggers strikes new deal with Scholastic

Scholastic is publishing a middle-grade novel about "a warren of kid-sized tunnels under a town". Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 17, 2017

Viking nabs a middle grade debut at auction, TarcherPerigee signs a coparenting book for six figures, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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